Thursday, January 29, 2009

Warriors: Cats of the Clans: Brackenfur

Brackenfur

Brackenfur, a golden brown tabby tom, is a ThunderClan warrior first introduced in Fire and Ice. He is the brother of Cinderpelt, and together they train as apprentices under Firestar and Graystripe. Firestar often took over his training when Graystripe left the camp to meet with Silverstream even though meeting with cats outside one's own Clan is against the warrior code. Upon becoming a warrior, Brackenfur becomes a regular favorite choice for patrols and battles and remains quite popular in the Clan during the Original and subsequent series.

Brackenfur is quiet, reserved and thoughtful, a trait which easily differentiates him from his overenthusiastic sister, prior to her becoming a medicine cat. He is never too quick to make a decision and is often given a great amount of trust by other cats regarding certain plans. He was even considered by Firestar to be ThunderClan's deputy in the book Sunset from The New Prophecy, but was not chosen due to a sign from StarClan that chose Brambleclaw instead. As Brackenfur has never been involved in a morally flawed situation, he could be considered something of a "perfect character" similar to Firestar. He is greatly respected and liked throughout the Clan, and additionally is an excellent fighter, which allows him to be present in most battles throughout the series.

In the New Prophecy series, Brackenfur takes Sorreltail as a mate, and has four kits with her: Molepaw, Poppyfrost, Honeyfern, and Cinderheart, later revealed to be the reincarnation of Cinderpelt, his sister. This obviously confuses certain family relationships, but the significance of this event has not been touched upon thus far. Brackenfur has no apprentice currently but he has mentored Tawnypelt (before she left Thunderclan), Whitewing, and Hollyleaf.

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